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but nor will they agree with the democrats with obama to cut spending. we'll be so trapped that they may well come to a crossroads the next two years. >> andrew sullivan, thank you so much. throughout this evening, we've noted the changes from just two years ago, it's a huge turn around from that wave of optimism that followed president obama's election here in the u.s., but what about around the world? we asked a few of our correspondents to weigh in on this issue and we began with the bbc's duncan kennedy who is in rome. >> the united states and italy have relations going back beyond the mid 19th century even before italy was a unified state. very strong relations have continued with president barack obama. there was a slight hiccup at the beginning of his presidency and the italian prime minister silvio berlusconi appeared to make reference to the president's time and later berlusconi explained he had been understood. in the meantime president obama has been here with the g-8 summit and the two appeared to get on well. in the past months berlusconi co
but nor will they agree with the democrats with obama to cut spending. we'll be so trapped that they may well come to a crossroads the next two years. >> andrew sullivan, thank you so much. throughout this evening, we've noted the changes from just two years ago, it's a huge turn around from that wave of optimism that followed president obama's election here in the u.s., but what about around the world? we asked a few of our correspondents to weigh in on this issue and we began with the...
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president obama promised to cut america's greenhouse gases, but he has failed to win support, and activists are disappointed. >> we are in the belly of the beast in texas. it is a big industrial state. our leadership does not believe in global warming. that actually deny it is a real problem. what we have to do is continue to look at the science and continue to bring that to light and educate people. >> oil still dominates. carbon energy may expand, but only if it suits america. out here, chances of voiding global warming of pretty remote. bbc news in texas. >> russia's president says his country wants to set up new foreign naval bases to extend the navy's global reach. mr. medvedev said he was looking to assure russian bases, but it will also be good for other countries security. the use to have more than a dozen bases around the world but now have just too. the european commission has banned the chemical bisphenol-a and baby bottles. the ban has been introduced because of fears that the compounds could affect development, immune response, and tumor promotion in very young children. there
president obama promised to cut america's greenhouse gases, but he has failed to win support, and activists are disappointed. >> we are in the belly of the beast in texas. it is a big industrial state. our leadership does not believe in global warming. that actually deny it is a real problem. what we have to do is continue to look at the science and continue to bring that to light and educate people. >> oil still dominates. carbon energy may expand, but only if it suits america. out...
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president obama as promised to cut greenhouse gases but he has failed to win support. >> we are in the belly of the beast here in texas. this is a big industrial state. our leadership does not believe in global warming. they deny that this is a real problem. what we have to do is to continue to look at the signs and to bring that to the light and educate people. >> oil spills, low carbon energy may expand. out here, the chances of joining some future -- on global warming looks pretty remote. >> had been repacked awards paid tribute to freelance operators to risk their lives to bring stories out of the world's most dangerous places. this year's winner is an afghan who filmed extraordinary footage with insurgents before he realized that they suspected him of being a spy. >> at a secret hideout, the insurgents are planning attacks. >> i saw that they were before me. their name is one thing, to fight nato. >> he fills the routine of daily life. the insurgents prepare for an operation. then, he accompanies them on the attack and he learns nihon main route for the -- he learns the main place
president obama as promised to cut greenhouse gases but he has failed to win support. >> we are in the belly of the beast here in texas. this is a big industrial state. our leadership does not believe in global warming. they deny that this is a real problem. what we have to do is to continue to look at the signs and to bring that to the light and educate people. >> oil spills, low carbon energy may expand. out here, the chances of joining some future -- on global warming looks...
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>> obama did say in a speech he was willing to compromise with republicans on some measures. he didn't say exactly what but tax cuts, i'd say that's pretty much in the bag if i had to bet, that we'll see an steng the bush tax cuts at least for the middle income and higher taxpayers. >> is this the layout of a new battle ground between the republicans and the white house for the next two years? >> taxes, i would say so and probably the investment credit as well. you can take the energy bill probably off the table for now. those who opposed obama in the cap and trade bill, the democrats, most of them kept their seats so i don't think taxpayers or voters were looking for much activity on that front. >> when it comes to the overall state of the economy, fanny mae saying we need another $2.5 billion, that doesn't good. no. it's not surprising. fannie and freddie were always an accounting black hole and it's still pretty desolate. this quantitative easing that bernanke is about to embark is not going to help. usually housing should lead us out of receipt segs but this time there is
>> obama did say in a speech he was willing to compromise with republicans on some measures. he didn't say exactly what but tax cuts, i'd say that's pretty much in the bag if i had to bet, that we'll see an steng the bush tax cuts at least for the middle income and higher taxpayers. >> is this the layout of a new battle ground between the republicans and the white house for the next two years? >> taxes, i would say so and probably the investment credit as well. you can take...